VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-0167

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability5.68%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2016-04-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Win32k

Description

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0165.

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